Nile And Euphrates River Map. The Nile, Jordan, and Tigris-Euphrates River basins (Adapted from Zeitoun, 2008) Tigris-Euphrates river system, great river system of southwestern Asia.It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East.The lower portion of the region that they define, known as Mesopotamia (Greek: "Land Between the Rivers"), was one of the cradles of civilization.
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The Nile, Jordan, and Tigris-Euphrates River basins (Adapted from Zeitoun, 2008) Tigris-Euphrates river system, great river system of southwestern Asia.It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East.The lower portion of the region that they define, known as Mesopotamia (Greek: "Land Between the Rivers"), was one of the cradles of civilization.
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Rising in the mountains of southern Turkey, the Tigris flows southeast through Iraq, where in the southern part of that country it merges with the Euphrates to become the Shatt al Arab, which then flows to the Persian Gulf It rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq The phrase "from the Nile to the Euphrates" (highlighted in pink on the map) includes a much bigger area than Dan to Be'er Sheva
. Rising in the mountains of southern Turkey, the Tigris flows southeast through Iraq, where in the southern part of that country it merges with the Euphrates to become the Shatt al Arab, which then flows to the Persian Gulf The river is also mentioned in regard to the covenant God made with Abram (Abraham).
Euphrates River World Map. The river has numerous small tributaries running from its eastern bank, and is (1,180 miles) (1,899 km) in length. It is 1,740 miles (2,800 km) long and is one of the two main constituents of the Tigris-Euphrates river system